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Buckle up, grab a red shell, and speed through the past 25 years of kart-racing history.

The first small-small-screen iteration of theKartfranchise wasnt too different from the Nintendo 64 version.

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Its arguably the most innovative game in the entire franchise.Double Dash!

!shook things up by putting two characters in each kart, doubling the pleasure and the fun.

Introduced:The Missions Mode, allowing you to drive through courses collecting coins and battling bosses.

Super MarioKart screengrabYear of Release: 1992

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Best feature:If you did play online, you could play as a Shy Guy.

Who didnt love the Shy Guys?

Introduced:Size and scale.

MarioKart 64Year of Release: 1996

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!is considered the Luigi of the series, then Wii is the Wario.

Yes, it exemplified the worst instincts of the Wii era, which often emphasized knick-knacks over inventive gameplay.

And, er, depths.

MarioKart ActionYear of Release: 2008

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See Marios mustache quiver majestically in the wind!

MarioKart Double DashYear of Release: 2003

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Nintendo 3DS Mario Kart.Video game art.

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Mario Kart for WiiVideo Game, Nintendo 2008

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MarioKart 7 ScreengrabYear of release: 2011

Mario Kart 8 (2014)

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